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Cancellation of 3 crore ration cards is a serious issue: Supreme Court
Why is it in news?
- The Supreme Court said it was a “very serious” matter if the Centre had really cancelled around three crore ration cards.
- The Supreme Court Bench asked the Centre to respond to the allegation while hearing a petition against the ration card cancellations.
Details:
- The petition has expressed the concern that cancellations of ration cards had led to starvation deaths across the country.
- It said, the Right to food, which the ration card symbolised, cannot be curbed or cancelled because of lack of Aadhaar.
Technological Issues:
- The insistence on Aadhaar and biometric authentication had led to the cancellation of nearly four crore ration cards in the country.
- The Union of India casually gives an explanation that these cancelled cards were bogus.
- However, as per the petition, the real reason could be the technological system based on iris identification, thumb prints, non-possession of Aadhaar, non-functioning of the Internet in rural and remote areas, etc.
Source: The Hindu.